Big Bend news briefs

A coalition of local pastors, community leaders, and elected officials are holding a city-wide rally on Aug. 17 at Cascades Park to address gangs and gun violence. The Rev. R.B. Holmes Jr. the pastor of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church and president of the Tallahassee Chapter of the National Action Network, will call on the community to join the rally in a Sunday press conference. The ministers will also outline a series of faith-based initiatives aimed at eliminating gangs and gun violence in Tallahassee. The press conference will start at 6 p.m. at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church at 224 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Event highlights pregnancy health

The Capital Area Healthy Start Coalition is hosting a community event to education citizens about health before, during and after pregnancy at 9 a.m. at the Southside Arts Complex at 2525 South Monroe St. and at the Wakulla One Stop Community Center at 318 Shadeville Road in Crawfordville.